“A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a garden enclosed, a fountain sealed up.” Introduction Hortus...
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Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech...
How British colonialism impacted this special form of knowledge transmission. Palm-leaf manuscripts are one of humanity’s most...
Remarkable for the detailed information it contains on the medieval connections between astrology and the human body....
Partial plate armour, which protected the chest and the lower limbs, was used as early as the...
It was shaped within the paradigm of religious orders that was ultimately the product of “history from...
We see how one 14th-century man understood the political and ethnic realities of his world. Introduction What...
Fisher King legends imply that the King has become unable to support a new generation which can...
The Bohemian Reformation had been underway since c.1380 but became more radicalized after 1416. Introduction The Hussite Wars (1419...
Mobility in the medieval world was shaped by necessity, ingenuity, and care, as individuals adapted to physical...
Three events set the stage—and would influence agriculture for centuries—in Europe. Introduction Agriculture in the Middle Ages describes...
Many dark-skinned people who appear in portraits of European royals were later painted white or simply cropped...
Following the British obsession with cakes through 1,200 years of history. The United Kingdom is a nation...
The book is an invaluable primary source for modern historians and historical economists. Introduction Domesday Book –...
Some very odd ‘remedies’ throughout the medieval and early modern period. Today, campaigns to raise awareness of...
The earliest cannon inscribed with a date of manufacture is a bronze cannon dated to 1298. Introduction...
Boyar scions were first mentioned in the Chronicle of Novgorod in 1259. Introduction Boyar scions were a...
The Geneva Bible followed the Great Bible of 1539, which was the authorized Bible of the Church...
Its purpose was to stop the spread of heresy and further challenges to the Church’s authority. Introduction...
The Industrial Revolution, a time of extremely rapid technical growth, took place in the 18th and 19th...
Vlad III fought boyar rivals and the Ottoman Empire with calculated brutality, while hostile accounts of his...
Torsion engines were used to provide covering fire while the attacking army was assaulting a fortification. Overview...
With volley firing, the arquebus went from being a support weapon to the primary focus of most...
The hide was used as the basis for assessing the amount of food rent (known as feorm)...
In the Middle Ages as today, popular attitudes to the romantic lives of rulers were ambiguous. Fascination...
Luther objected to this practice in sermons prior to 1517. Introduction The medieval indulgence was a writ...
The spices eventually became more or less routine commodities open to many international entrepreneurs. Introduction Pepper has long...
This illustrated health manual dating back to the 13th century provides a glimpse of daily life for...
The typical settlement in the early phase of Portuguese colonialism was the feitoria, or fortified trading post....
The use of plants as medicines predates written human history. Introduction The history of herbalism is closely tied with...